Originally Posted by promo-only:
“Where are you working out the £15 unlimited BB essentials from?
TalkTalk works out at £30.45 - with that you get access to the TalkTalk player and unlimited downloads plus full access to their on-demand library.
With BT, the unlimited on-demand library option is £12.50 but you would also have to take broadband and phone with it, so the closest comparable option I can see for unlimited downloads (and still having full access to on-demand) would be £43.95 - this includes line rental.
If you wanted TV channels from TalkTalk, you could get them on that package by way of a 'TV Gift'. If you wanted them from BT when they launch, you would have to take an Infinity package instead and a quick glance at their site would see that going up to £50.95 (but obviously live channels aren't currently available so pricing will change accordingly).
TalkTalk is subject to an 18 month contract and a £50 installation charge.
BT is subject to a 12 month contract for TV and a separate 18 month contract for broadband as well as a £49 'activation fee' and in the case of Infinity option 1, an additional £25 'activation charge'.”
I am working out the £15 unlimited BB essentials from talk talk in actual fact it is even cheaper if 12 months line rental paid in advance.
So talk talk without TV seems to be only £3.25pm BB + £9.50 line rental =
£12.75 which sounds really cheap.
That's why I asked if it is really worth going for TV plus package which cost the double.
I am not considering BT at all anyway for the very same reasons you quoted. I'd have to pay BT vision package + Broadband + Line rental so youview from BT seems to be very expensive comparing to youview from Talktalk.
But one benefit with BT vision is they have a much better youview box with a bigger hard drive. Humax is a very well known company & very reliable when it comes to PVR technology.
I have never heard of Huawei so no idea how reliable their box is, last thing one would want is to commit many months of contract and end up with a pvr that's ridden with bugs.
By the way what is TalkTalk player? and
Is full access to talk talk on-demand library free?
Is the on demand basically catch up tv from freeview channels or some extra channels / programmes included in £15.50 talk talk charge for plus tv?